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Reading Group Choices 2026 Edition is Here!

June 01, 2026 Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Welcome to the 2026 edition of Reading Group Choices! 

“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey.” —Anna Quindlen

Reading Group Choices 2026 is now available for purchase—both as an eBook and in paperback—on our website.

What we do has always been about more than books. When we recommend a title, we are really recommending connection—a morning with coffee cups clustered on a table, an afternoon in someone’s backyard, an evening where conversation stretches past the time anyone meant to stay.

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Most Read Books from RGC 2024-2025

March 20, 2026 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Our 2025 survey results are in! And along with our readers’ favorite books of the year, we have a list of the most-read titles specifically from Reading Group Choices 2024-2025.

Has your group read all of these terrific books yet?

Most-Read of 2024-2025

1. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

One of our recommended books is The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

 

NATIONAL BESTSELLER
2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner
Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine,

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2025 Most-Viewed Books on RGC Website

February 05, 2026 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

With another year of reading behind us and 2026 officially underway, we’re rounding up the 20 books that readers couldn’t stop clicking on across the RGC website in 2025. These aren’t all brand-new releases, but each title made a strong impression and earned its place among the year’s most popular picks.

Which of these books did you already love, and which are calling your name now? Our 2025 RGC reading recap showcases an eclectic range of stories and subjects, from fiction and nonfiction to young adult favorites, across multiple formats – proof that great reads come in many forms!

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Best of the Best Books 2025

January 09, 2026 Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Our “best of the best” returns for 2025! We’ve reviewed the end-of-year best book lists and narrowed them down into one reference guide.

Overwhelmed by what to read from the past year? We’ve gathered the fiction, nonfiction, and young adult titles we recommended in 2025 that also appear on at least one of the favorite lists from:

Book Riot, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Bookpage, New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Washington Post, Silent Book Club,

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Most Popular Books 2025

January 05, 2026 Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

We’ve gathered the most popular books in 2025 for a look back at the year! In each of our monthly newsletters, we share the top two most-viewed titles on the Reading Group Choices site for that month.

Here are the titles — a mix of fiction and nonfiction — that caught our readers’ attention from January to December: the most popular books in 2025. Do you remember these great reads? See if they match your own group’s most popular books…

January

1. Grace of the Empire State
by Gemma Tizzard

2.

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Reading Group Choices 2025 Book Gift Guide

December 10, 2025 Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Looking for the perfect gift for the readers in your life? We’ve gathered a curated selection of standout titles we featured on Reading Group Choices throughout the year.

These are books that sparked conversations, lingered in our minds, and captured the hearts of book clubs everywhere. Whether you’re shopping for a friend, a family member, or treating yourself to a new favorite, this book-themed gift guide offers thoughtful picks for every kind of reader. Let the browsing begin!

For the Art Lovers

One of our recommended books is Mona's Eyes by Thomas SchlesserOne of our recommended books is The Club by Jennifer Dasal

1. Mona’s Eyes
by Thomas Schlesser

2.

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